Presentation: The Writing Life with Mary-Rose Hayes

Discover how the simplest creative act — putting pen to paper — can transform your life. In this inspiring talk, Mary-Rose Hayes reveals how writing can be done anywhere, offers a powerful way to communicate honestly with your children about your past, and serves as deeply personal therapy by transferring painful experiences onto fictional characters — sometimes even turning those worst moments into profit. Mary-Rose will explore how writing relieves boredom in even the most isolating circumstances, introduces you to fascinating people through research, may offer surprising tax advantages if you publish, and can even become a powerful tool for survival — proving that your hardest experiences might just be your most valuable stories. 

Mary-Rose Hayes has published nine novels including Amethyst, a TIME/LIFE best seller, and two political thrillers co-authored with Senator Barbara Boxer. She has worked as a screen writer and fiction editor; taught creative writing at U.C. Berkeley and Arizona State University and led workshops at international writers' conferences in the U.S., U.K., Mexico and Tuscany, Italy.

This event is in partnership with NEXT Village, a neighborhood nonprofit providing services and support that empower members to live independently in their own homes as they age.

Connect: NEXT Village SF

Space limited. Seats available first come, first served.